Poultry coop or crate



June 3, 1930. y W. c. DEAN I 1,760,936 I PoULTRY coo? oRGRATE Filed Sepfc. 21, 1928 -th'emainframe ofthe crate,l 2

' Each compartment panel consisting inl'the embodiment {illus-y f 30( trated oftop an'dgbottomlongitudinal mein- A l bers' 4 and 5 and'verticalslats 6. 'lhevery; tical Slat-S7 and 8 are spaced to provide adoor v l. Y 1j Imastructure vof 'fthe class d'escribed,

Y the YCorilloination of Va .vvall` panelfcomprisi'ng '35 Zontalmembersv Patented June l Y f l l' jioUnmnYoooP onionATEn s i V The main Object ff this mentionne to; provide ina structure of thefclassfdescribed an improved door; structure/which is'antomatically secured-1in closed position "sotha-t' it l v .is quite impossible forthe vbirds confined to; v disengage thel saine',` andatthe same time mayy be veryquickly andfeasilyreleased to afford access to the crate orfcoop.V Y. Objects pertainingto details and economies the description to `follOVf- The inventionis defined inthe claims. ,Y

A structure Whi hembodiesithe features of my improvementsis clearly illustrated in 1'5 the accompanying dravving,in which: Fig.V V1f isV a detail ',front elevation of ay Fig. 3 ,is a.- vertical section online 3,-3 Y'QfFg-1-Y y 'fl v `Referring .tof the drawing, designates thelforaminate bottom of oneof the c'ompartmentsfand Sthe pan below the same.

QThe door consists of Vvtop fand bottom h ori?,2

9 and 10 `and .upright slats;V v secured thereto.f The "doors yare preferably f j @formed of Wire and,are.provided'withhinge members 11 and 12 terminating infeyes en-fV gaging the slat 7 jzfor pivotalV and sliding l 4o movement thereon. 'Iheslat has anoifset"y Y13s-'p.roviding a door Stor-U .l l The vertical slats 14 ofthe Y y I of-one piece-and extendedattheir uppe'rfends x v fabove. the top Inember9'ofthedoolgthefloopI e5 ends of the slats being.'bentrearwardly. and

invention will definitely appear from' vPatent. is fz j,

- said loopbeingconforniedito.provide'a l1ookj adapted tOi @ligaseftlietephorizontali lifem= ibergwle'n. the.,doorzisiclosedysaidfdoor jbei'ng L.,

dovvnvvardly' providing Ya hook adapted to! engagethe 'top horizontal panelwmember 4i 4when-the doorlis, closed';jV

f .fThei door,y -isfretained 'n closed position' ati-1 .v I

"the-boem by means .of therreminng and@ e Y. elevating member 16 Whichis preferablyf L formed of'fwirebent yinto abaillshape, ythef` Y arms 17 of themember lgbeingweldedftothe Y i bottom` panel member 5. ,The bightportion yof this member v16 is .inclined forvsardly so ,.55 .g that as the door isswungon.itsfhingefmernfv 5 bers itis elevated toY Vcl'ear.a't'rou'gh or the I' like, thetroughf not beingiilustrateehere, j.

in', and also sothatlwhen the: door is swung 'r i i V,The dor isfthussecuredzat ytheir@ and; 1 Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top view of'oneof thevvallpanels.

bottom-soithttv it `isquiteimpossible for ato 265-.; i

jar Vopenfin'-'transportation;-asfanyjarringj'- -movement merely tendsto holdit-in'placmand f yet it may beeasily disengaged:byliftingnp!v)v {Ward andsvvingingonithe member 16, which;

' as stated, elevatesthe door vso 'thatjthe .feed tronghfcannot be dislodged by,"pullingvvthe'--Y ;l v door againstthe'same. is provided- With avvall The member'lcon'- l stitntesfa vguard preventing the @feed trough,v y being accidentally dislodged. f Q; ,Having thus described'` my invention what .715 v' I claim aslnew desire tov secnrebylLetters monntedjon;onefofftheislatsforjsvvingingand vertical-mov ementandadoor lretain; ng-meznber behind which the bottom longitudinal member of the door engages When the door is closed. f v Y 2. In .a poultry crate, the combination of Y imfwall provided With a door opening, a door mounted for swinging and Vertical move- Vment, a hooked retaining member at the top of the door and adapted to engage With V,feoaeting part onl the Wall when the door is swungv to closed position, and a retaining membernatthebottom=of the: door vwith which the4 door is engaged-and disengaged With-Ia vertical movement thereof.

Y ,lumitneesWheneoflvhave hereuntosetmy u WALTER CLARK DEAN. 

